Gaines County, TX

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2021 Population

21,167

0.427% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2021 Median Age

28.2

0.356% 1-year increase

2021 Poverty Rate

14%

3.93% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$67,728

7.52% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$136,400

3.4% 1-year decline

About

In 2021, Gaines County, TX had a population of 21.2k people with a median age of 28.2 and a median household income of $67,728. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Gaines County, TX grew from 21,077 to 21,167, a 0.427% increase and its median household income grew from $62,994 to $67,728, a 7.52% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Gaines County, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (54.4%), White (Hispanic) (30.6%), Two+ (Hispanic) (7.99%), Other (Hispanic) (2.87%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.3%).

None of the households in Gaines County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

82.1% of the residents in Gaines County, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Gaines County, TX was $136,400, and the homeownership rate was 75%.

Most people in Gaines County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Gaines County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Gaines County, TX borders Lea County, NM, Andrews County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Martin County, TX, Terry County, TX, and Yoakum County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Gaines County, TX is home to a population of 21.2k people, from which 82.1% are citizens. As of 2021, 27% of Gaines County, TX residents were born outside of the country (5.72k people).

In 2021, there were 1.78 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.5k people) in Gaines County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.47k White (Hispanic) and 1.69k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

82.1%

2021 Citizenship

85.3%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 82.1% of Gaines County, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Gaines County, TX was 85.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Gaines County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gaines County, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
11.5k ± 27
White (Hispanic)
6.47k ± 691
Two+ (Hispanic)
1.69k ± 694

42.4%

Hispanic Population

8.97k people

42.4% of the people in Gaines County, TX are hispanic (8.97k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Gaines County, TX as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

27%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

5.72k people

24.5%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

5.17k people

As of 2021, 27% of Gaines County, TX residents (5.72k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Gaines County, TX was 24.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Gaines County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
167 ± 104
Gulf War (1990s)
147 ± 137
Vietnam
62 ± 75

Gaines County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.14 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Gaines County, TX employs 8.47k people. The largest industries in Gaines County, TX are Construction (1,614 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (874 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (815 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($84,792), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($72,798), and Transportation & Warehousing ($63,530).

Employment

Occupations

8.47k

2021 Value

± 809

−1.52%

1 Year decline

± 13.3%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Gaines County, TX declined at a rate of −1.52%, from 8.6k employees to 8.47k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gaines County, TX, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,474 people), Management Occupations (1,229 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (688 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gaines County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

8.47k

2021 Value

± 809

−1.52%

1 Year decline

± 13.3%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Gaines County, TX declined at a rate of −1.52%, from 8.6k employees to 8.47k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gaines County, TX, are Construction (1,614 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (874 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (815 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gaines County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Gaines County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,787

Median earning men ± $7,342

$26,936

Median earning women ± $3,454

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($83,465), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($73,419), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,944).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($36,523), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($36,000), and Public Administration ($27,130).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Texas. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

88
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
85
Other Services, Except Public Administration
82
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

Electronics
$255B
Gasoline
$212B
Fuel oils
$180B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas product (by dollars) was Electronics with $255B, followed by Gasoline ($212B) and Fuel oils ($180B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Texas products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$2.26T

2020 Value in Texas

$4.54T

Projected 2050 Value in Texas

101% growth

In 2020, total outbound Texas trade was $2.26T. This is expected to increase 101% to $4.54T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Texas trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.

Most Common Trade Partners

Louisiana
$77.7B
California
$68.4B
Michigan
$58.4B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Louisiana with $77.7B, followed by California with $68.4B and Michigan and $58.4B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Texas shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Gaines County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 89.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (9.61%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.901%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (89.3%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (9.61%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.901%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Gaines County, TX for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 1.46% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.43% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (5.58M), Some college (4.95M), and Bachelors Degree (4.04M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Gaines County, TX was $136,400 in 2021, which is 0.557 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $141,200 to $136,400, a 3.4% decrease. The homeownership rate in Gaines County, TX is 75%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Gaines County, TX have an average commute time of 20.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gaines County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$136,400

Median Property Value 2021

±$27,017

$5,084

Median Property Taxes

±$592

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Gaines County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Gaines County, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

75%

Homeownership

2021

67.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 75% of the housing units in Gaines County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Gaines County, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9503
Census Tract 9501

The following map shows all of the tracts in Gaines County, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$67,728

Median Household Income

± $9,193

6.78k

Number of Households

± 742

In 2021, the median household income of the 6.78k households in Gaines County, TX grew to $67,728 from the previous year's value of $62,994.

The following chart displays the households in Gaines County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gaines County, TX is from Texas.

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

0.478

2020 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2021, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.474% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (70.4%)
Carpooled (18.5%)
Worked At Home (4.12%)

In 2021, 70.4% of workers in Gaines County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (18.5%) and those who worked at home (4.12%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gaines County, TX have a shorter commute time (20.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 3.6% of the workforce in Gaines County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Gaines County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Gaines County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Gaines County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gaines County, TX (2.94k out of 21.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gaines County, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

69.5% of the population of Gaines County, TX has health coverage, with 38.7% on employee plans, 14.6% on Medicaid, 6.62% on Medicare, 9.44% on non-group plans, and 0.18% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Gaines County, TX see 10746 patients per year on average, which represents a 106% increase from the previous year (5225 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 10998 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 10998 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52% were men and 48% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

10,746 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Gaines County, TX

Primary care physicians in Gaines County, TX see an average of 10,746 patients per year. This represents a 106% increase from the previous year (5,225 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Gaines County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 37.5% under 18 years, 20.9% between 18 and 34 years, 33.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 8.35% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52% were men and 48% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

30.5%

Uninsured

38.7%

Employer Coverage

14.6%

Medicaid

6.62%

Medicare

9.44%

Non-Group

0.18%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Gaines County, TX grew by 1.75% from 29.9% to 30.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Gaines County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2022, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 48.9 in Gaines County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Gaines County, TX.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2022, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 38% in Gaines County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Gaines County, TX.

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